"Protect the Princess!" Jaden's senior officer shouted loudly. Dozens of frontliners had already arrived near the barrier and were preparing to attack. They formed a formation, and instantly the giants and beasts were sent flying by the bluish light emitted by the barrier. "Forward!" The soldiers pushed through the barrier and fought, I held my sword that I had brought from the cottage, preparing to eradicate the group of enemies. However, I was suddenly pulled from behind so roughly that I almost fell down. The culprit was Sean, who looked at me with a sharp gaze. "You seem to have forgotten your duty to take care of the Princess," he said sternly. Ah, that's right. There was already a frontliner squad in charge of fighting the enemy, I was the Princess' guard and had to make sure she was alright. I was too used to bleeding during my time as a soldier, so I felt I had to be directly involved this time. "You're right, Sean. Let's protect Adellia," I said. I heard Sean chuckle in

I descended the underground stairs carefully because of the dim lighting, despite the torches along the walls. Also, the staircase connecting the prison to the underground dungeon was so hidden that sunlight couldn't penetrate. I covered my nose as the musty, damp, and other unpleasant odors wafted into my nostrils. The boots I wore trampled through the stagnant water, which was even blacker in color. Turning once, I could already see the hundreds of iron bars of the dungeon inhabited by miserable stature. I tightened my fists and exhaled forcefully before being able to walk further. It had been several days since king Swindon had displayed his extraordinary power. The result, of course, was that the king single-handedly captured all the enemies, some of whom he killed on the spot, while others he took captive and put into this dungeon. At the sight of him, I could no longer face king Swindon as before. The other soldiers hadn't even spoken for the past few days because the atmosp

I looked at Adellia, who was pulling on her gray cloak while talking to some soldiers. Her eyes looked very puffy, her expression was still one of total sadness, but she covered it with her usual wide smile. If a soldier asked her about her situation, Adellia would just smile politely and say that she was crying because she was sad about the conflict. Adellia cried all night, hugging the letter from Elliot, and I stayed with her until Elena and Bowie scolded me for thinking I was the cause of their princess's tears. I couldn't help but feel that my heart had been cut a little too, seeing Adellia like that. From other signs, I could tell that no one knew about this except me, not even Elena, Bowie, or Adellia's many servants. Adellia really kept it a secret from everyone and acted strong because of it. At that moment, I was lifting boxes of food to be distributed to the refugee camp. Even in her heartbroken state, Adellia was still sticking to the plan she made yesterday. "Honey,

I organized the supplies into bags while riding Peace to carry out the order to search for the missing military commander. It was already night and I had no idea where Cedric was, the king said, Cedric disappeared at the military headquarters three days ago and no one had seen him. Before actually leaving the palace, I took the time to look at the prison that connects to the dungeon. The execution ceremony will be held there, and only the royal family and the king's right-hand man are allowed to enter. I didn't know anything about this because I also didn't want to question Adellia, who had gone back to daydreaming after learning that Cedric was missing. Earlier, I saw her wearing a white robe while carrying a sword, entering the dungeon. I really hope nothing strange happens and I can find Cedric as soon as possible. The full moon hanging in the sky somehow didn't calm me down. "Don't look around too much, be alert and watchful." Sean admonished while riding his pegasus that flew

"I don't know who you are, or to hell with your identity. I'll finish you right here." Delilah said in a restrained, threatening tone. I quickly tried to calm her down, somewhat scared too as her face showed extreme hostility. "Delilah, calm down. He's not an enemy!" I said quickly. Then Delilah unhesitatingly pointed her sword at my face. "I don't care, especially with the fact that he's a member of the Swaltz clan who led the massacre of my clan," she said through gritted teeth. Then, Sean raised his hands behind his head. He didn't laugh or chuckle, but his expression was so fierce that even I who saw it wanted to hit him with the hilt of my sword. "Sorry, yes. It was my ancestor who did it, after all, not me. So, your hatred is directed at the wrong person," Sean replied casually. Now I was seriously considering knocking him out with the sword, or telling Peace to jump him. His words automatically inflamed Delilah even more, her sword had already fallen to the ground. In bot